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Anna Castelli Ferrieri Passes Away

One of only a handful of successful women in the field of Italian design, Anna Castelli Ferrieri passed away on Thursday, June 22nd in Milan.



In 1943, Ms. Castelli Ferrieri was the first woman to graduate from the highly-regarded Milan Polytechnic Institute in Italy. Upon graduation, she married Guilio Castelli (the founder of Kartell) and began a long and successful career designing for the company. She developed many products for Kartell, some of which are still in production today. Among these items was the Componibili modular units--rounded, movable containers that are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the George Pompidou Centre in Paris.



By also serving as the Design Director for Kartell, Castelli Ferrieri was instrumental in bringing designers such as Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, and Achille Castiglioni to the company. For her own work, she was the winner of a great number of design awards, including the Compasso d'sOro.



As the creative mind behind Kartell for over three decades and as a prolific designer and architect in her own right, Ms. Castelli Ferrieri made a tremendous impact on the world of design. In a field dominated by men, she leaves behind an incredible legacy and a remarkable body of work.



She was the example I followed at the beginning of my career, even before I worked with Kartell, said Ivan Luini, President of Kartell US. Her career and history set a strong example for me and inspired me to do better and more. Her determination and intelligence leaves a void in the design community of a generation that is slowly disappearing. The loss of Anna Castelli Ferrieri is historical, cultural and human.



Surviving Ms. Castelli Ferrieri are her husband, Guilio Castelli, her daughter Maria and her son, Valerio.

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